# Inbox triage

> Superhuman handles the keyboard speed, Claude drafts replies in your voice, Granola backfills meeting notes so emails never re-ask the question.

Source: https://aistack.sh/stack/inbox-triage
Category: Productivity · Inbox
Level: Beginner
Last verified by a human: 2026-05-05

## The tools

### Gmail — Underlying inbox

- Pricing: Free · $7/user/mo Workspace Starter (annual)
- Site: https://mail.google.com
- Why this one: All the AI front-ends still bolt onto Gmail. Keep it as the source of truth.
- More: https://aistack.sh/tool/gmail

### Superhuman — Keyboard-first triage

- Pricing: $30/mo Starter · $40/mo Business
- Site: https://superhuman.com
- Why this one: Splits + snippets + scheduled send + AI compose. Everything is a hotkey.
- More: https://aistack.sh/tool/superhuman

### Claude — Reply drafts

- Pricing: Free · $20/mo Pro · $100/mo Max 5x · $200/mo Max 20x · Sonnet API $2/$10 per M tokens (input/output)
- Site: https://claude.ai
- Why this one: Better tone-matching than the built-in AI; you paste in your last 5 replies for voice.
- Swap in instead: ChatGPT
- More: https://aistack.sh/tool/claude

## Monthly cost

### $18/mo — 1 inbox (small)

- Gmail: $6 Workspace
- Superhuman: $25 (annual: $25)
- Claude: $0 free tier
- + avg: -$13

### $51/mo — 1 inbox + assistant (medium)

- Gmail: $6
- Superhuman: $25
- Claude: $20

### $120/mo — EA + 3 inboxes (heavy)

- Gmail: $36
- Superhuman: $75
- Claude: $20
- + misc: -$11

## Workflow

### 1. Splits (Superhuman)

Superhuman: VIP / Newsletters / Action. Triage in that order daily.

### 2. Drafts (Claude)

Claude in a side window. Paste the email + 3 of your past replies; ask for a draft.

**Prompt: Reply draft in your voice**

```
Draft a reply to this email in my voice.

Email I received:
"""
{{paste email}}
"""

3 of my recent replies (for voice anchoring):
"""
{{paste 3 replies}}
"""

Intent: {{e.g. "decline politely", "say yes and propose Tue 2pm", "ask one clarifying question"}}.

Constraints:
- Length: same length as my voice samples, no longer.
- Open without "Thanks for reaching out" or "I hope you're well".
- One specific reference to something they said.
- One clear next step.
- Sign off the way I sign off in the samples.

Output the reply only.
```

### 3. Schedule sends (Superhuman)

Send between 7–9am local. Reply rates jump.

## What it produced

**Solo founder, 220 emails/day**

From 90 min/day on email to 35 min/day. 0 inbox-zero panic days in the last 3 months.

## Pitfalls

- **Auto-replies sound generic** — Don't ship Claude's first draft. Always one human pass.
- **Snippet sprawl** — Cap snippets at 30. Past that you can't find them anyway.

## Other ways to do this

- [Inbox triage (free)](https://aistack.sh/stack/inbox-triage-free): No Superhuman. Just Gmail + Claude in a side window. — $26/mo

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Curated by rae-f on aistack.sh. Last updated 2026-05-05.